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“You can see Newton’s mind at work…”
To add to the open access treasure trove at the Royal Society, Cambridge University Library is putting online some of its collection of books, maps, manuscripts and journals. We have called the first phase of our work on the Cambridge Digital Library the Foundations Project, which runs from mid-2010 to mid-2013 and has been made possible [...] read our review » -
Legion of the Rearguard – Dissident Irish Republicanism by Martyn Frampton, Book Review
Are you confused about ‘dissident’ Irish Republicanism? Anxious about its existence and its seemingly increasingly deadly capabilities? Martyn Frampton’s new book, Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism (Irish Academic Press, 2011) serves both as a primer on active dissident groups and a timely analysis of their historic significance and contemporary capabilities. This book clears [...] read our review »
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A flexible library service for the 21st century?
Following Alan’s piece on libraries, I picked this ‘advertorial’ from Google plus this evening… about how a US county library system is cutting costs and improving flexibility in their free at the point of delivery services by enabling the whole library service act as a functioning unit as opposed to the one discrete library… read our review »
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Comment on Why Sinn Fein will rightly raise three cheers for the Dragon-slaying Kingmaker from Derry
on 30 October 2011 at 4:27 pm
Jimmy Sands
I thought so, but who knows with MV there could be another David lurking in the bushes.
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Comment on Why Sinn Fein will rightly raise three cheers for the Dragon-slaying Kingmaker from Derry
on 30 October 2011 at 4:14 pm
MV
What’s the concern for cross dressers? surely their world is as free and open as your own, mine or anyone’s. If it isn’t it should be.
Erm the warm feeling Marty is getting on his way home, is the heat of all those burning bridges…
You didn’t give us the surname of David, why is that?
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Comment on Why Sinn Fein will rightly raise three cheers for the Dragon-slaying Kingmaker from Derry
on 30 October 2011 at 9:56 am
MV
I thought you might be mortally offended but I see it was nothing more than a flesh wound. Good to hear from you and even better to see SF get theirs…
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Comment on RWC: Final – Will France make a game of it?
on 22 October 2011 at 11:31 am
Seymour Major
Thanks for the link. I sometimes look at three thousand versts but hadn’t spotted Sammy..
Its good to see him blogging again.
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Comment on POTD – Put it all on black
on 20 October 2011 at 3:56 pm
The head line is Gaddafi has just been killed…
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Comment on Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
on 12 October 2011 at 9:05 pm
Farewell Mark McGregor
Its been interesting and challenging. Good health and good luck to you and yours.
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Comment on Al Hutchinson: Unresolved legacy issues left in the ‘too difficult’ tray will destroy this Office
on 19 September 2011 at 2:11 am
Diarmaid,
Mr Hutchinson seems to have lost control of his office and that is serious, what is said and done in any office is always down to the manager. In his office I completely agree with Mr Hutchinson having the last word, its his responsibility.
Outside the office its different, but whilst the responsibility, depending on the situation, may not be as great it is still there. Mr Hutchinson has said that he feels the office of Ombudsman will be destroyed if it continues to deal with historical cases. I hope he is wrong about that since the office is always likely to attract controversy.
I dislike the idea of destroying anyone or thing and I’m not keen on these historical investigations. Each investigation reopens old wounds and causes fresh pain to the victims. Its best that old hurts be forgotten.
I can understand that in some cases where there may have been volunteers, there could be additional questions, but where everything is known then I think its best to leave the past where it is.
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Comment on Adams Proposes McGuinness to be Sinn Féin Candidate for Áras
on 18 September 2011 at 11:12 am
MV
His house his rules! that’s the way it is and should be. Naughty! The tried and tested shinner cry of victim hood is not applicable here! (note the overuse of exclamation marks, my little gift, just for you!)
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Comment on Adams Proposes McGuinness to be Sinn Féin Candidate for Áras
on 16 September 2011 at 6:14 pm
Interesting! It was a lacklustre bunch and now real colour has been added. Realistically its a big risk, losing would be a blow and seen as a backward step, but he could do it, especially if the opposition is someone like Norris.
Does it not look as though the two leaders of SF are leaving the north in the lurch? I honestly can’t see a worthwhile successor.
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Comment on Presidential runners and riders (so far)…
on 16 September 2011 at 4:00 pm
McGuinness makes sense it will bring the two leaders of SF into the south and give the appearance at least of moving toward a united Ireland.
One thing it shows is if they go south there’s not much choice left in the north, where are the bright, ambitious forty somethings with a bit of real experience (not paramilitary) behind them?
Gildernew seems the best, most obvious choice, but is she still that highly regarded after her stint as minister?
I would only vote for a sinner if it were a straight fight between them and anyone who has, in any way, been shown to support pederasty.
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